45. Self Validation: The Skill That Makes You Unstoppable

2026-02-18

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If I could give you one skill to carry into every race, every long run, every moment of doubt for the rest of your running life, do you know what would it be?In this episode, I’m giving you the one thing that has made 25 years of ultra running not just possible for me, but sustainable and deeply rewarding: self validation. Not confidence from race results. Not approval from other runners. Real self validation.I walk you through three practical ways to start building self validation right n...

If I could give you one skill to carry into every race, every long run, every moment of doubt for the rest of your running life, do you know what would it be?

In this episode, I’m giving you the one thing that has made 25 years of ultra running not just possible for me, but sustainable and deeply rewarding: self validation. Not confidence from race results. Not approval from other runners. Real self validation.

I walk you through three practical ways to start building self validation right now, including how to make your own decisions, how to validate your effort instead of just your results, and how to clean up your self talk so you become your own most reliable source of belief. This is the skill that lets you take bigger risks, race with more freedom, and stay in this sport for decades. It’s the skill that makes you unstoppable.

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